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Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic is putting a team together in his head of European NBA All-Stars. Jokic thinks Luka Doncic would headline the ball club of European stars. Nikola Jokic picks his All-Star staring 5 from Europe of players currently in the NBA: – Luka Doncic– Bogdan Bogdanovic– Dario Saric– Nikola Vucevicpic.twitter.com/b8tl1utxzT — […]

Denver Nuggets star forward Nikola Jokic is revealing the one player he would absolutely love to hoop with. Jokic would have adored the opportunity to play on the same team with Peja Stojakovic, he said at NBA All-Star Weekend. “Peja Stojakovic in today’s NBA would be really good. I mean, he was an All-Star… But […]

The Denver Nuggets opted to trust their current roster and stood pat at the 2024 NBA trade deadline ahead of their title defense this April. With MVP favorite Nikola Jokic leading a championship-caliber cast of Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the Nuggets remain favored to come out of the Western Conference and compete […]

Prior to the Milwaukee Bucks’ Monday-night matchup against the Denver Nuggets, fans were expecting a tightly contested clash that would go down to the wire. The case wasn’t so. Behind Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bucks put on a one-sided thrashing of the defending champions, winning their second game in a row. Expectedly, any game with both […]

Joel Embiid is no longer in consideration for the NBA MVP award due to his recent meniscus injury that has left him sidelined indefinitely. With the Philadelphia 76ers reigning league MVP out of the running, all eyes have turned towards two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and rising superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. However, this is still a wide-open […]

Ahead of their title defense, the reigning NBA champions Denver Nuggets stood pat at the 2024 NBA trade deadline. The Nuggets now shift their focus toward the buyout market as they look to deepen their rotation ahead of the postseason. Denver is still the favorite to come out of the West with the best player […]

Carmelo Anthony has firmly placed his support behind Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the next NBA MVP, even over Nikola Jokic. Anthony broached the topic on the latest episode of the Wave Sports + Entertainment Original 7 PM in Brooklyn with co-host Mero and guest Bomani Jones. Carmelo Anthony discussed the criteria for voting for […]

The defending champion Denver Nuggets find themselves in a tight race in the upper echelon of the Western Conference standings. As it stands, the Nuggets are in a triple-tie for first with the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 35-16 record, while the Los Angeles Clippers are just behind them at 34-16. […]

All season long, Joel Embiid has been the favorite to win his second consecutive MVP award. However, availability had become a major problem for Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers in recent weeks, leading to a level of skepticism that he would fulfill the league’s new 65-game requirement for end-of-season awards. Embiid will now be ineligible […]

Nikola Jokic has made a career out of defying expectations. From being a second-round draft pick to not exhibiting much outward athleticism, the 2023 NBA Finals MVP continues to boggle minds after all these years. He dug deep into his bag of tricks in the Denver Nuggets’ 112-103 win against the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday […]

There have been many superstar duos throughout the history of the NBA. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen come to mind, while Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal joined forces in Los Angeles. Today’s NBA has a number of talented duos as well. But what if two of the best players the game has ever seen, LeBron […]

The Denver Nuggets were without superstar big man Nikola Jokic against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. While the Nuggets fared somewhat well, his absence was still palpable. Jokic was able to return to the lineup against the Portland Trailblazers on Friday. In his return, Jokic ended up having a massive game, notching another triple-double […]

Currently 33-16 on the season, the Denver Nuggets are once again one of the top teams in the Western Conference. However, they enter Friday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers after losing 105-100 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. After a tough loss without superstar big man Nikola Jokic, who missed this game due to […]

The Denver Nuggets kept it close but were no match for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder. A large factor for the loss may have been Nikola Jokic’s absence. This prompted Michael Malone to use Aaron Gordon as the team’s starting center. Everyone started contributing right from the start but they eventually lost their […]

Update: Nikola Jokic has been ruled out for the Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder game due to his back injury. Updated Injury Report ahead of tonight’s matchup in OKC. Out:Nikola Jokić (Low Back Pain)Julian Strawther (Right Knee Contusion/Sprain)Vlatko Čančar (Left Knee Surgery)#MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/wBbEV2TYn1 — Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) February 1, 2024 Once again, Nikola Jokic […]

Update: Both Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren have been upgraded to available for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s game against the Denver Nuggets. The Oklahoma City Thunder are looking to avoid a third straight loss as they host the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. However, there is a possibility the Thunder could be […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic now leads in the NBA MVP race, ahead of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Joel Embiid. While Ebiid led at the beginning of the season, he’s fallen down the odds with injury woes plaguing his chances. Jokic is currently the heavy favorite at +115, with Gilgeous-Alexander holding +360 odds, and Embiid carrying […]

The Denver Nuggets got a 113-107 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, and after the win, Nikola Jokic spoke about why he thinks Giannis Antetokounmpo is such a great player. “I think he’s a great competitor,” Nikola Jokic said, via Ryan Blackburn of ESPN. “He wants to win every game. He’s playing with such […]

There is one underlying factor that will determine what happens in the race for the NBA MVP award this season: Joel Embiid’s absences. In what was supposed to be another battle between Nikola Jokic and Embiid on Saturday night in Denver, the Philadelphia 76ers star was ruled out 15 minutes before the game began due […]

The showdown between the Philadelphia 76ers and Denver Nuggets was a battle between two big men. However, Joel Embiid was not involved. He was ruled out at the last second and Paul Reed stepped up in his absence, dropping a career-best 30 points on Nikola Jokic in a 111-105 loss. Reed drained jumper after jumper […]

While Denver Nuggets home fans didn’t take too kindly the absence of Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid from Saturday night’s matchup versus the reigning NBA champions, Nikola Jokic had nothing but praises for the Sixers center. During the postgame interview after the 111-105 Nuggets win, Jokic expressed his amazement of Embiid’s body of work […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid got savage treatment from Denver Nuggets home fans when he came out of the locker room and appeared on the Sixers’ sidelines during Saturday night’s game in Mile High City. Embiid was ruled out shortly before the contest because of a knee issue, robbing fans of a chance to […]

If Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid and Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic are to meet again in the 2023-24 NBA season, it’s going to be in the NBA Finals, with Embiid leaving fans disappointed, including Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson, disappointed when it was revealed that the reigning league Most Valuable Player would not […]

Games between the Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers are matchups that fans have always circled on their calendars. How could someone not be excited for a game that included a battle between MVPs in Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid? Jokic and the Nuggets were set to face Embiid and the 76ers in Denver on Saturday […]

Many were looking forward to the Philadelphia 76ers matchup against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. However, everything changed last minute when Joel Embiid was ruled out from the contest, meaning he won’t face off against Nikola Jokic yet again. We finally know why Philly decided to sit their superstar center. Embiid was reportedly dealing with […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is probable to play against the Philadelphia 76ers, after heading to the locker room in the Nuggets’ previous game on Thursday, per the NBA’s injury report. Jokic returned to the game after getting poked in the eye, but he was vocal in explaining the pain he went through. Following the […]

Staying in shape is usually critical to succeed in the NBA. Although NBA players have a free pass to let loose for a bit during the offseason, as professional basketball players, they are also required to get in basketball shape once the training camp commences. Unfortunately, however, some NBA players just couldn’t help themselves let […]

On Thursday night, the Denver Nuggets suffered their ugliest loss of the season against the New York Knicks. The Knicks routed the Nuggets, 122-84. The Nuggets are on the tail end of a road trip that has spanned 11 days. Before the game against the Knicks, the Nuggets were a solid 5-1 during the road […]

On Thursday evening, Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets dropped to a still-impressive record of 31-15 on the 2023-24 NBA season with a blowout road loss at the hands of the New York Knicks. Although Jokic himself played well in this one, scoring 31 points to go along with 11 rebounds and three assists, his […]

In what should come as no surprise to anyone, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo highlight the list of starters for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. Both players led the way in the fan vote for their respective conferences. Your 2024 NBA All-Star East starters: ⭐️Giannis Antetokounmpo (captain)⭐️Joel Embiid⭐️Jayson […]

The Houston Rockets are currently 20-23 on the year and they are barely on the outside looking in on the play-in tournament. One major bright spot for the Rockets this season has been the play of their young up-and-coming star, Alperen Sengun. Sengun has been one of the best players on the Rockets this season, […]

The 2024 NBA All-Star Game starters will officially be revealed on Thursday night during TNT NBA Tip-Off. The five players from the Eastern Conference and five players from the Western Conference who will have the honor of starting in the All-Star Game may have already been hinted at in the final fan voting results from […]

Last week the basketball world was shocked by the sudden passing of Dejan Milojevic. At the time of his death, Milojevic was an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors. Milojevic played professionally from 1994 until his retirement in 2009. After his retirement, Milojevic became the head coach for Mega Basket of the Adriatic Basketball […]

This past week featured the matchup of all matchups we have been waiting for this NBA season. Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets hit the road to take on Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers, a game that the two NBA MVPs shined in. Prior to winning last season’s MVP award, Embiid had finished as […]

It was the same story on a different night for the Denver Nuggets on Sunday in their 113-104 win over the Washington Wizards. Nikola Jokic set the tone and dominated his way to his first 40-point performance of the season, falling two assists shy of a triple-double. Jokic finished with 42 points, 12 rebounds and […]

The entire NBA community has been moving forward with a heavy heart since the tragic passing of Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic earlier this week. For very good reason, multiple Golden State Warriors games have been postponed, but it’s not just those within the Dubs organization who have been greatly impacted by Milojevic’s […]

Friday night’s matchup between the Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtics honestly felt like two heavyweight fighters exchanging blows. Did we get a glimpse at a potential NBA Finals matchup? If so, we’ll be in for a treat. This time around, the Nuggets were able to edge out the Celtics, beating them 102-100 and snapping […]

After getting off to the best start at home in franchise history, the Boston Celtics finally dropped a game at TD Garden on Friday night. The Denver Nuggets, who won their first NBA title in franchise history last season, came into Beantown and narrowly defeated the C’s 102-100. The Celtics had a chance to keep […]

Carmelo Anthony recently called out the Denver Nuggets for giving his jersey number to Nikola Jokic. It made waves on social media but it sounds like the former NBA star is clearing the air. Ultimately, Anthony wants to make it known he has no ill will against Jokic. On the latest Wave Sports + Entertainment […]